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any effort to save it�拭�On a sudden impulse the girl confided her doubt to 

McWilliams。 

     ;You don't suppose there can be any mistake�察�do you�拭�Somehow I can't 

think him as bad as they say。 He looks awfully reckless�察�but one feels one 



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could trust his face。; 

     ;Same here�察─�agreed the new foreman。 ;First off when I saw him my 

think was�察�'I'd like to have that man backing my play when I'm sitting in 

the game with Old Man Hard Luck reaching out for my blue chips。'; 

     ;You don't think faces lie�察�do you�拭─�

     ;I've   seen   them   that   did�察  �but�察  �gen'rally   speaking�察  �tongues   are   a   heap 

likelier   to   get   tangled   with   the   truth。   But   I   reckon   there   ain't   any   doubt 

about Bannister。 He's known over all this Western country。; 

     The young woman sighed。 ;I'm afraid you're right。; 



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         CHAPTER 5。 THE DANCE AT 

                              FRASER'S 



     ;Heard tell yet of the dance over to Fraser's�拭─�

    He was a young man of a brick red countenance and he wore loosely 

round his neck the best polka dot silk handkerchief that could be bought in 

Gimlet Butte�察�also such gala attire as was usually reserved only for events 

of   importance。   Sitting   his   horse   carelessly   in   the   plainsman's  indolent 

fashion�察  �he   asked   his   question   of   McWilliams   in   front   of   the   Lazy   D 

bunkhouse。 

     ;Nope。 When does the shindig come off�拭─�

     ;Friday night。 Big thing。 Y'u want to be there。 All y'u lads。; 

     ;Mebbe some of us will ride over。; 

    He of the polka dot kerchief did not appear quite satisfied。 His glance 

wandered toward   the   house�察  �as   it   had   been   doing   occasionally  since  the 

moment of his arrival。 

     ;Y'u bet this dance is ace high�察�Mac。 Fancy costumes and masks。 Y'u 

can rent the costumes over to Slauson's for three per。 Texas�察�he's going to 

call the dances。 Music from Gimlet Butte。 Y'u want to get it tucked away 

in your thinker that this dance ain't on the order of   culls。 No�察�sirree�察 �it's 

cornfed。; 

     ;Glad to hear of it。 I'll cipher out somehow to be there�察�Slim。; 

     Slim's   glance   took   in   the   ranchhouse   again。   He   had   ridden   twenty´ 

three miles out of his way to catch a glimpse of the newly arrived mistress 

of the Lazy D�察�the report of whose good looks and adventures had traveled 

hand in hand through many canons even to the heart of the Tetons。 It had 

been on Skunk Creek that he had heard of her three days before�察�and now 

he had come to   verify the tongue of rumor�察�to see  her quite casually�察 �of 

course�察�and do his own appraising。 It began to look as if he were going to 

have to ride off without a glimpse of her。 

    He   nodded   toward   the   house�察  �turning   a   shade   more   purple   than   his 

native choleric hue。 ;Y'u want to bring your boss with y'u�察�Mac。 We been 

hearing a right smart lot about her and the boys would admire to have her 



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present。 It's going to be strictly according to Hoyleno rough´house plays 

go�察�y'understand。; 

     ;I'll speak   to her   about it。;   Mac's deep   amusement did not reach the 

surface。 He was quite well aware that Slim was playing for time and that 

he was too bashful to plump out the desire that was in him。 ;Great the way 

cows are jumpin'�察�ain't it�拭─�

     ;Sure。 Well�察�I'll be movin' along to Slauson's。 I just drapped in on my 

way。 Thought mebbe y'u hadn't heard tell of the dance。; 

     ;Much obliged。 Was it for old man Slauson y'u dug up all them togs�察�

Slim�拭�He'll ce'tainly admire to see y'u in that silk tablecloth y'u got round 

your neck。; 

     Slim's purple deepened again。 ;Y'u go to grass�察�Mac。 I don't aim to ask 

y'u to be my valley yet awhile。; 

     ;C'rect。   I   was   just   wondering   do   all   the   Triangle   Bar   boys   ride   the 

range so handsome�拭─�

     ;Don't     y'u   worry     about    the   Triangle     Bar   boys�察─    �advised    the 

embarrassed Slim�察�gathering up his bridle reins。 

     With one more reluctant glance in the direction of the house he rode 

away。 When he reached the corral he looked back again。 His gaze showed 

him   the   boyish   foreman   doubled   up   with   laughter�察  �also   the   sweep   of   a 

white skirt descending from the piazza。 

     ;Now�察 �ain't   that   hoodooed luck�拭─  �the  aggrieved   rider of   the Triangle 

Bar outfit demanded of himself�察 �I made my getaway about three shakes 

too soon�察�by gum� ─�

     Her foreman was in the throes of mirth when Helen Messiter reached 

him。 

     ;Include me in the joke�察─�she suggested。 

     ;Oh�察�I was just thinkin'�察─�he explained inadequately。 

     ;Does it always take you that way�拭─�

     ;About   these   boys   that   drop   in   so   frequent   on   business   these   days。 

Funny   how   fond      they're   getting   of   the   Lazy   D。   There   was   that   stock 

detective happened in yesterday to show how anxious he was about your 

cows。 Then the two Willow Creek riders that wanted a job punching for 

y'u�察�not to mention mention the Shoshone miner and the storekeeper from 



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Gimlet Butte and Soapy Sothern and; 

     ;Still I don't quite see the joke。; 

     ;It ain't any joke with them。 Serious business�察�ma'am。; 

     ;What happened to start you on this line�拭─�

     ;The lad riding down the road on that piebald pinto。 He come twenty 

miles out of his way�察�plumb dressed for a wedding�察�all to give me an invite 

to a dance at Fraser's。 Y'u would call that real thoughtful of him�察�I expect。; 

     She   gayly    sparkled。   ;A   real   ranch   dancethe   kind    you   have   been 

telling me about。 Are Ida and I invited�拭─�

     ;Invited�拭�Slim hinted at a lynching if I came without y'u。; 

     She laughed softly�察�merry eyes flashing swiftly at him。 ;How gallant 

you Westerners are�察�even though you do turn it into burlesque。; 

     His young laugh echoed hers。 ;Burlesque nothing。 My life wouldn't be 

worth a thing if I went alone。 Honest�察�I wouldn't dare。; 

     ;Since   the   ranch   can't   afford   to   lose   its   foreman   Ida   and   I   will   go 

along�察─�she promised。 ;That is�察�if it is considered proper here。; 

     ;Proper。 Good gracious�察�ma'am� �Every lady for thirty miles round will 

be there�察�from six months old to eighty odd years。 It wouldn't be PROPER 

to stay at home。; 

     The foreman drove her to Fraser's in a surrey with Ida Henderson and 

one of the Lazy D punchers on the back seat。 The drive was over twenty´ 

five miles�察�but in that silent starry night every mile was a delight。 Part of 

the way led through a beautiful canon�察�along the rocky mountain road of 

which the young man guided the rig with unerring skill。 Beyond the gorge 

the country debouched into a grassy park that fell away from their feet for 

miles。 It was in this basin that the Fraser ranch lay。 

     The strains   of the   fiddle and   the thumping   of feet   could be heard   as 

they drove up。 Already the rooms seemed to be pretty well filled�察�as Helen 

noticed when they entered。 Three sets were on the floor for a quadrille and 

the house shook   with the   energy of the dancers。 On   benches against   the 

walls were seated the spectators�察�and on one of them stood Texas calling 

the dance。 

     ;Alemane left。 Right hand t'yer pardner and grand right and left。 Ev´v´ 

rybody swing�察─�chanted the caller。 



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